The three departments issued an announcement to stop implementing the "Announcement on the Prohibition of Wildlife Transactions"

Recently, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Forestry Bureau jointly issued an announcement, deciding to stop the implementation of the "Announcement on the Prohibition of Wildlife Transactions" (No. 4, 2020) from the date of the announcement.

The "Announcement on the Prohibition of Wildlife Transactions" was issued to strictly prevent the epidemic of new crown pneumonia, blocking possible contagious sources and transmission channels, and implemented it on January 26, 2020. The "Decision on Comprehensive Prohibition of illegal Wildlife Transactions, Removal Wild Animals, and Effectively Guaranteeing the Health and Safety of the People in the People of the People on February 24, 2020," Decisions on the Comprehensive Banning illegal Wild Animal Trading, Revolving Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting the Health and Safety of the People in the People. Food behavior has made clear stipulation, so that the scope of wild animals that prohibit transactions and consumption is further clarified. On May 29, 2020, the "Catalog of National livestock and poultry genetic resource" approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to make the boundaries of raw wild animals and domestic livestock poultry further clearly clear. Based on the further improvement of relevant regulations and systems, the three departments decided to stop the implementation of the "Announcement on the Prohibition of Wildlife Transactions".

After the three departments require that after the "Announcement on the Prohibition of Wildlife Transactions" is suspended, relevant departments in various regions shall be based on the "Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", "The Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China", and the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China, and The relevant laws and regulations such as the "Decision on Comprehensive Banning illegal Wildlife Transactions, Revolving Wild Animals, and Effectiveness of Wild Animals, and Effectively Guaranteeing the Health and Safety of the People of the People" and other relevant laws and regulations, continue to strengthen the protection and management of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, increase The crackdown on illegal wildlife transactions and wild animal behaviors can effectively protect the health and safety of the people's lives.

(Source: CCTV News)

[Edit: Hou Fangyu]

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